memorialized

Definition of memorializednext
past tense of memorialize
as in commemorated
to be a memorial of at the entrance to the park stands a statue memorializing the novelist Sir Walter Scott

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Recent Examples of memorialized The refrain now memorialized by mourners and protesters alike. CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026 Self and several other leaders connected to nonprofits providing services to individuals experiencing homelessness could not pinpoint any one reason why the numbers of homeless being memorialized has increased compared to previous years. Carla Hinton, Oklahoman, 8 Jan. 2026 Notably, Marty and Yoshiko didn’t get married until several years after his memoir was published, so their relationship isn’t memorialized in print or in a fictionalized way on screen. Katie Mannion, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025 Kirk honored at convention Three months after he was killed, Kirk was memorialized in nearly every area of the AmericaFest conference. Stephanie Murray, AZCentral.com, 21 Dec. 2025 The scene at Everett and Jones Barbecue, where on Friday the sports icon was memorialized, reflected a different town. Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2025 Anyway, Washington’s maneuvers — memorialized by a German-American artist in 1851 — were a turning point in the history of our country. Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 5 Dec. 2025 Many of the nation’s greatest leaders have praised and memorialized its rhetoric and ideas in the promotion of their own. Graeme MacK, The Conversation, 4 Dec. 2025 Ancestors are memorialized but then assured that the rum still flows as drunkenness overtakes our narrator. Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for memorialized
commemorated
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  • The Montgomery civil rights summit Haynes attended in December commemorated the 70th anniversary of the Montgomery bus boycott.
    Gromer Jeffers Jr, Dallas Morning News, 12 Jan. 2026
  • There’s battles that are commemorated.
    Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026

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“Memorialized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/memorialized. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.

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